Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Question 427: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the budget for suicide prevention in 2006. [2080/06]

Tim O'Malley (Limerick East, Progressive Democrats)
Link to this: Individually | In context

The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under this Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver or arrange to be delivered on its behalf health and personal social services. This includes the provision of suicide prevention and research programmes and the allocation of funding for such programmes. An additional €1.2 million has been allocated to the Health Service Executive specifically for suicide prevention initiatives in 2006.